A few years ago I published my (still very popular) heather series named "Purple Dream" that consisted of images that portrayed the Dutch heather landscapes in August when everything turns purple. boredpanda.com »

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We recently learned that HMD Global, the current owners of the Nokia smartphone brand, regained the rights to use the iconic Nokia PureView moniker which used to differentiate Nokia phones with outstanding camera capabilities, including the 808 PureView and Lumia 1020 PureView. dpreview.com »

Those who are already aware that Nikon has a new mirrorless coming out very soon have also most likely been checking out the countdown on the website. The latest teaser so far gives us a closer look at the new mount and body, and it looks very much like a DSLR. thephoblographer.com »

Cameradactyl is a new 3D-printed 4×5 field camera created by photographer Ethan Moses that stands out: instead of a traditional look, the camera comes in a wide range of custom colors and patterns. petapixel.com »

Ted Forbes shows in this few minutes long guide how you can re-create some classic Kodak Portra, Ektar, Fuji Veliva, FC160 looks on your photos. He uses Capture One in this video but you can use any tool you like. sonyalpharumors.com »

One of the struggles of a beginner photographer is seeing the world in a different way.
We’ve all become so blind to the beauty around us that you have to retrain your brain to see things in a new way. boredpanda.com »

When first warm sunlight melts the ice and snow everything in the Tatra mountains is waking up. One of the most famous symbols of the spring season is meadows covered with purple and blue flowers - crocus/saffron (in Polish: krokus/szafran spiski). boredpanda.com »

Photographer Lucan Coutts is quite obviously a fantastic photographer not only from his beautiful vistas, but from his conceptual work too. It's not often that we see conceptual landscape or cityscape photography, but when it happens it's often absolutely jaw dropping as the process involves the skill of both capturing and creating instead of one or the other. thephoblographer.com »

As someone who was the only child in the family, I had always thought that having a few brothers would make my life way more fun. Sara Easter, a photographer from Arlington, Texas, has been documenting the day-to-day life of her three sons (4,7, and 9), and her candid shots only support my childhood fantasy. boredpanda.com »

Toronto-based photographer Adam Klekotka visited Niagara Falls earlier this month in freezing temperatures and was amazed by the look of the falls, which were illuminated by color lights that made the scene look like “fire and ice” on a different planet. petapixel.com »

Isn’t it any photographer or graphic designers dream? To be able to just click on the object in an image you are working on, and having the software be able to automatically be able to detect that object and make an accurate selection. thephoblographer.com »

Have you ever wondered what the inside of your camera looks like? Most of us have likely wondered, or at least thought about this at some point during our personal photography journies. But few have likely ever take the risk of actually going so far as to take the camera apart to do have a look. thephoblographer.com »

Niagara falls are a spectacular place to visit at any time of year, however in winter, especially seriously cold winters like North America is currently experiencing, they are truly a breathtaking sight. boredpanda.com »

Check out these amazing shots of Christmas celebration in the capital of Russia!
They were shared by Imgur user determunty who lives and works as a photographer and video maker in Moscow for over a year now. boredpanda.com »

During the Great American Eclipse, photographer JunHo Oh captured this incredible close-up 4K footage of totality in real time. You can see a great deal of detail on the moon’s surface and in the Sun’s corona. petapixel.com »

VSCO just announced Mobile Presets 02, a new pack of presets that brings VSCO’s popular mobile filter looks to desktop photo editors. MP02 follows in the footsteps of MP01, which was only launched back in June. petapixel.com »

29 photos I took for Polish makeup and nail artists. Well, artists are using some weird stuff to create a look. Sometimes it was smelly, sticky, uncomfortable, even painfull for a model and took a lot of time. boredpanda.com »

Yesterday, we shared what a total solar eclipse looks like to a weather balloon floating in near space. If you want to zoom out even more, check out this amazing video captured by a weather satellite from outer space. petapixel.com »

When you’re taking corporate headshots, you often have a tight window in which to fit everything in. But usually you’re also going to be expected to create more than one look. Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens runs through his simple setup in this 5 minute video. Morgan set up the shoot with a […] petapixel.com »

I never thought I'll be the guy that would have an opportunity to be able to do an Aerial Photography or even able to fly in a helicopter (this helicopter doesn't even have doors), especially all over Natal Zulu area by Durban. boredpanda.com »

Pete Souza, the former Chief Official White House Photographer during the Obama administration, returned to Ohio University in March this year to present a selection of images from his time photographing the President. petapixel.com »

Pro tip: if you’d like to keep your DSLR looking nice, don’t let large dog get its jaws or paws on it. One photographer over in Belgium learned a hard lesson recently when his German Shepherd spent some quality time with his brand new Nikon D500. The $1,900 camera was recently sent in by the […] petapixel.com »

Photographers have been targeted by a new “bad reviews” extortion scam in recent times. Here’s a look at what it’s like to be targeted by this type of nasty scam. Dallas, Texas-based wedding DJ Kelly Hooper-Taylor shared an iPhone Messages screenshot from a photographer who was contacted by someone demanding money and threatening to leave […] petapixel.com »

Jumping on a large bean bag in the middle of the street is something seriously fun. Having the subject right there in the final frame (and not adding it later in post processing) allows for proper lighting and natural reactions from the passers-by. boredpanda.com »

I love the new Spider-Man trailer but what the hell is this poster? Did someone win a competition on Reddit? pic. twitter. com/Z4kLxIOKz8
— Leon Hurley (@LeonHurley) May 24, 2017
There's a new Spiderman movie coming out (yes, really - another one) and the most recent poster been generating a lot of comments. dpreview.com »

Update: DJI has today announced the new ultra small DJI Spark with easy take off/landing, at a starting price of $499. You can pre-order here for mid-June delivery. (Ed. )
Not content with ruling the drone world and already offering amazing models including the Inspire, Phantom and Mavic, DJI looks set to deliver another bloody nose to GoPro, it’s fiercest competitor. digitalrev.com »

“Being a Mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. ” ~ Linda Wooten
I can relate so well to this quote! Being a mom has its ups and downs but I can honestly say that it is the best gift God could have ever given me. boredpanda.com »

Just as how cars can fail after a certain number of miles, camera shutters can go belly up after a certain number of actuations (i.e. flapping open and closed for an exposure). If you’ve ever wondered what a heavily used DSLR shutter can look like after it bites the dust, today’s your lucky day. A […] petapixel.com »

NASA has just released new raw photos of Saturn’s tiny moon Pan, captured on March 7th, 2017, by the Cassini space probe from about 15,000 miles away (~24,500km). The photos reveal a bizarre-looking moon — one that looks like a giant ravioli floating in space (or a dumpling or walnut or “paper mache mini-planet“). These […] petapixel.com »

Fashion and portrait photographer Jeff Rojas is back with another simple, incredibly useful lighting tip. This time, he’s showing how to use a single reflective umbrella to create three distinct looks by simply moving your light source around your subject. petapixel.com »

Check out this creative “2D” video of an urban parkour-style runner, shot top-down using a drone. It’s like old video game views, recreated in real life. The 3.5-minute project was created over in Bulgaria by athlete and stunt artist Ilko Iliev and photographer Marin Kafedjiiski. petapixel.com »

Photography has to do with a lot of control by the photographer to achieve the results which have been planned and visualized beforehand. However, the intimate, most beautiful and priceless moments in life often happen at the most unexpected times, usually without the presence of photographers. thephoblographer.com »

Hello! My name is Kristina Makeeva, I'm a photographer from Moscow. I would like to show you how beautiful our city is before the New Year. When people ask me what is the best time for a visit to Moscow, I always say that it's winter. boredpanda.com »

German photographer Michael Quack has created a helpful resource for photographers getting started with portrait lighting equipment. It’s a look at 111 lights and modifiers and the different looks you get using them. petapixel.com »

The FAA’s lithium ion battery regulations can be a real pain to deal with for photographers, but there’s a good reason the agency is worried about that battery—be it in your drone, your DSLR, or your Galaxy Note 7. petapixel.com »

This week, a fire at Puerto Rico’s largest power plant triggered a chain reaction that has left the majority of the country without power, air conditioning, and water. These satellite images show what it looks like when 1. petapixel.com »

Getting into fashion or beauty photography doesn’t have to involve getting lots of expensive gear right away. As New York City-based photographer Jeff Rojas shows you in this short tutorial, you can capture three totally different looks with a very small footprint and just a couple of lights. Rojas created the tutorial for Phottix, and […] petapixel.com »

Daniel Norton, the same photographer who showed you how to capture three distinct looks simultaneously when you’re pressed for time on a shoot, is back for another useful quick tip. This time, he’s showing you how to capture four distinct portrait looks with a single umbrella. As Norton says at the beginning, an umbrella is […] petapixel.com »